In Sermon Illustrations: "Phone A Friend"

Father's Day Vs. Mother's Day  PRO

Contributed by John Fallahee on Jun 23, 2010

FATHER'S DAY VS. MOTHER'S DAY One little boy's definition of Father's Day went like this: "Well, it's just like Mother's Day, only you don't spend so much." Well, we fathers can concede that. Someone said, "A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be." And the phone ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: Baptist

What Time Does The Library Open?

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012

What time does the library open?" the man on the phone asked. "Nine A.M." came the reply. "And what's the idea of calling me at home in the middle of the night to ask a question like that?" "Not until nine A.M.?" the man asked in a disappointed voice. "No, not till nine A.M.!" the librarian said. ...read more

Tags: Humor

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Be Needed

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011

TO BE NEEDED Stu Weber, in his book Tender Warrior, includes an article written by a woman. She writes: One day the doorbell rang and there stood my beloved brother. It was a delightful surprise. His work as an executive of an international petroleum company keeps him out of the country most of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:17

Tags: Friendship General

Kitty Gennovese. You May Not Recall The Name, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002

Kitty Gennovese. You may not recall the name, but most of you probably know the story concerning this young lady. In 1964 Kitty Gennovese was brutally attacked as she returned to her Queens apartment late one night. She screamed and hollered as she fought for her life for 30 minutes. As she ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

If He Was Rich…  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 10, 2002

William Boice once wrote: "-- Dear Lord, I have been re-reading the record of the rich young ruler and his obviously wrong choice. But it has set me thinking. No matter how much wealth he had, he could not - ride in a car, have any surgery, turn on a light, buy penicillin, hear a pipe ...read more

Tags: Money, Parable Rich Fool, Gifts Giving

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Am I?

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

Dear Lord, I have been re-reading the record of the Rich Young Ruler and his obviously wrong choice. But it has set me to thinking. No matter how much wealth he had, he could not -- ride in a car, have any surgery, turn on a light, buy penicillin, hear a pipe organ, watch TV, wash dishes in ...read more

Tags: Joy, Character

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If 99% Were Good Enough

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

What you’d get if 99% were good enough: No phone service for 15 minutes each day. 1.7 million pieces of first class mail lost each day. 35,000 newborn babies dropped by doctors or nurses each year 200,000 people getting the wrong drug prescriptions each year Unsafe drinking water three days a ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Perspective And Self-Indexing

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 16, 2020

A man given to day-dreaming was driving down the freeway a cell phone call came in through his blue tooth audio system. He heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Highway 401. Please be careful!" ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 15:27-31

Tags: Perspective, Self Indexing

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Was A Cold Winter's Night. The Wind Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

It was a cold winter’s night. The wind was howling and a bone chilling rain was falling when the telephone rang at the home of a doctor. The man that was calling said that his wife needed urgent medical attention. The doctor was very understanding and said, "Sir, I’ll be glad to come and see what I ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Wayne Hariston Tells This Story (Reader's ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 23, 2008

Wayne Hariston tells this story (Reader’s Digest) My wife and I get along just great—except she’s a back-seat driver second to none. On my way home from work one day, my cell phone rang as I merged onto a freeway bypass. It was my wife. By chance, she had entered the bypass right behind me. ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sign For The Bathroom Door  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003

SIGN FOR THE BATHROOM DOOR Attention Everyone: The Bathroom Door is Closed! Please do not stand there and talk, whine or ask questions. Wait until I get out. Yes, it is locked. I want it that way. No, it is not broken; I am not trapped. I know I have left it unlocked, and even open at times, since ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Magic Of The Family Meal, Time Magazine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

The Magic of the Family Meal, Time Magazine Article Check out these words from an article in TIME magazine called, “The Magic of the Family Meal” (www.time.org, 6/4/06): “…There is something about a shared meal--not some holiday blowout, not once in a while but regularly, reliably--that anchors a ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:7-9

Tags: Parenting

How To Get Attention  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

HOW TO GET ATTENTION This is the story of George Phillips of Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things. He immediately ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:27-29

Tags: Communication General

Telemarketers

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 28, 2017

IRS Spam Call - I wanted to share an experience that I just had on the phone. I got that dreaded spam call from the IRS. I knew it was false but I felt like I wanted to talk to a person about it. So I called the number. A young lady answered. She gave me a name and told me I owed $4800 on my IRS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Witness, Opportunities

Denomination: Church Of God

Here Is A Sign That Was Posted On A Bathroom ...

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

Here is a SIGN that was posted on a BATHROOM DOOR Attention Everyone: The Bathroom Door is Closed! Please do not stand there and talk, whine or ask questions. Wait until I get out. Yes, it is locked. I want it that way. No, it is not broken; I am not trapped. I know I have left it unlocked, and ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

He Had A Gun To His Head When He Called My Office...

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 7, 2022

When I was pastoring in Texas, an unknown man called our church office and asked for the Senior Pastor. The call was transferred to me and I quickly discovered that I had a frantic man on the line whom I didn’t know. He told me how horrible his life was and how he couldn’t stand living in “hell ...read more

Tags: Desperation, Jesus, Salvation, Rescue, Witnessing, Suicide  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mrs. Baughman Was A Sunday School Class Teacher ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2002

Mrs. Baughman was a Sunday School class teacher in my 6th grade class. One morning she brought a pan of brownies to our class. As the goodies sat tantalizingly over by her chair she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household expense: house payment, phone bill, credit card bill, ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John A Boor- I Had An Opportunity To Work In A ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003

John A Boor- I had an opportunity to work in a bakery while going to high school. I remember one particular day when the telephone rang and one of the ladies went to answer it. She put down the phone like it was hot and yelled, “He’s coming!” I wondered what in the world was going on. The ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mrs.baughman Was My 6th Grade Sunday School ...  PRO

Contributed by Patrick Wooten on Jan 18, 2005

Mrs.Baughman was my 6th grade Sunday School teacher. One morning, she brought a pan of brownies to our class. As the goodies sat over by her chair, she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household expense: house payment, utility bill, phone bill, entertainment, etc. My slip had a car ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:9-10

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Church Of God

Being Involved In The Church Will Require You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Being involved in the church will require you to love people who are difficult to love. Being involved in the church may require you to work with people who are difficult to work with. Being involved in the church, may cost you some of our friends, who don’t see the importance of being actively in ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To